10th Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit set for September in Washington D.C

Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress will host the 10th Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit on September 23 and 24. This two-day event aims to bring together advocates, survivors, policymakers, students, religious leaders, doctors, and other stakeholders to discuss significant challenges and opportunities in the gun violence prevention movement.

The summit will feature speeches and discussions by key figures in the gun violence prevention movement and provide networking opportunities for participants.

Confirmed speakers include:

- Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)

- Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

- Brandon Short, Former NFL Player; Founder, Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation

- Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health

- Dr. Joseph Sakran, Trauma Surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Founder of This is Our Lane

- Brandon Wolf, National Press Secretary at Human Rights Campaign

- Emma Brown, Executive Director at Giffords and Giffords Law Center

- Kris Brown, President of Brady

- Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director of Moms Demand Action

- Douglas Letter, Chief Legal Officer at Brady

- Mary McCord, Executive Director at Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection; Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center

- Hardy Merriman, Author of Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence; President of International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

- Kelly Sampson, Director of Racial Justice and Senior Counsel at Brady

- Shelli Egger, Managing Attorney of Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault at Texas Legal Services Center

- Kelly Roskam, Director of Law and Policy at Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

- Melanie Shapiro, Public Policy Director at Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

- Adzi Vokhiwa, Vice President of Policy at Community Justice

- Alice Hamblett, Senior Policy Manager at Common Justice

- Gabriel Garcia, Policy and Advocacy Director at Youth Alive!

- Malavika Kannan, Digital and Organizing Associate at Project Unloaded

- Desmond Patton: Professor and Director of SAFELab at University of Pennsylvania

-Jordan Costa: Senior Project Manager: Giffords Center for Violence Intervention -Bernida Davenport-McWhite: Job Developer: North Lawndale Employment Network -Anthony David Jr.: Environmental Justice Community Organizer: Empower DC -Natalie Fall: Executive Director: March for Our Lives -Ryan Disch-Guzman: Community Engagement Director: Alliance for Gun Responsibility -Traci Manza Murphy: Executive Director Coalition for a Safer Delaware -Ruth Zakarin Executive Director Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun ViolenceDr. Gary Wheeler Former Chief Medical Officer Arkansas Department of HealthDr. Kyle Fischer Policy Director The Health Alliance for Violence InterventionWilford PinkneyDirector Office OfViolence Prevention City St.Louis MissouriHeather WarnkenExecutive directorCenter CriminalJustice ReformUniversity Baltimore SchoolLawTim DalyDirectorGunViolencePrevention &Justice Reform ProgramJoyce FoundationJill CookExecutive directorAmericanSchool Counselor AssociationApril FergusonSenior PracticeAssociate ChildrenAdolescentsNationalAssociation Social WorkersKelly Vaillancourt-StrobachDirectorPolicyAdvocacyNationalAssociation School PsychologistsJadeSandy Hook PromiseNationalYouth Advisory Board MemberRev.Hope A.JChristensenPresident CEoFaith Leaders EndingGunViolenceRachel GraberVice PresidentGovernment RelationsAdvocacyJewish WomenInternationalAngela H.McParlandSisters MercyNunsAgainst GunsNicole GoldenExecutive directorTexasGun Sense

The full online agenda and current speaker list are available here.

The event schedule is as follows:

Monday:

September 23,

2024 from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

ET Tuesday,

September 24,

2024 from 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m.

Location:

1333 H St. NW Washington,